My daughter’s been staying at Three Little Pigs Hostel for about nine days and meeting a lot of interesting international people. I got curious about the name…… Read more “Three Little Pigs Hostel”
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Summer School
You might have a vision of summers you gave up your swimming time during middle or high school to make up units (I made up civics one…… Read more “Summer School”
Now they’ll be heard
Two boys jumping in river On the winding roadof lifeMy pride flailsShoots up and down and aroundSee-sawsNow I feel goodNow I wonderWas I good enough today? Did…… Read more “Now they’ll be heard”
Waylaid by a gas leak
As soon as I got home today, I started hunting for photo albums among the boxes in the garage, hoping to find the pics of the old…… Read more “Waylaid by a gas leak”
Character Development
The building of characters has been a slow emergence. Developing my main character was a very different endeavor from forming antagonists. In my series, Braided Dimensions, Kay…… Read more “Character Development”
Chain of Thoughts
Driving with my daughter recently, gazing (or glancing) out at those billowy clouds that seem to have so much substance and a cottony texture, I remarked that…… Read more “Chain of Thoughts”
Favorite villains
I do tend to like villainous characters at times: Rochefort in Three Musketeers (1993, actor Michael Windcott), Dorian in The Mask (actor Peter Green). In books, I’ve…… Read more “Favorite villains”
My Third Grade Self
I’m the one in the middle, hands folded It’s strange to look at this photo of me sitting with my class, age 8 or 9, familiar yet…… Read more “My Third Grade Self”
My Writing Space
This is my writing space. I live in a small cottage. The perk is it’s out in the countryside, pastoral land an hour’s drive north of San…… Read more “My Writing Space”
Researching
Ancient stone house, Tintagel, Cornwall https://www.123rf.com/ I’m now five chapters into the third book in the Braided Dimensions series. I feel excitement as I develop a new…… Read more “Researching”